Kanal-Centre Pompidou in Brussels to Open November 2026 with Ten Exhibitions
On November 28, 2026, Brussels will unveil Kanal-Centre Pompidou, a new cultural landmark dedicated to modern and contemporary art, located in the historic Citroën garage at Place Sainctelette. Spanning 40,000 square meters, the museum, crafted by Atelier Kanal (EM2N, noAarchitecten, Sergison Bates Architects), preserves its original facade and allocates 13,000 square meters for exhibitions. It promises to be inclusive, showcasing visual arts, architecture, dance, cinema, music, and theater, as well as housing a library, research center, and playground. The opening program features ten exhibitions, including 'La première fois' by Joëlle Tuerlinckx and 'A truly immense journey' highlighting works by Matisse and Picasso. This initiative stems from a 2017 agreement with the Brussels-Capital Region and the Centre Pompidou.
Key facts
- Kanal-Centre Pompidou opens November 28, 2026
- Located in former Citroën garage in Brussels
- Architectural project by Atelier Kanal (EM2N, noAarchitecten, Sergison Bates Architects)
- Museum spans 40,000 square meters, 13,000 for exhibitions
- Opens with ten exhibitions
- Partnership with Centre Pompidou until 2031
- Collection started in 2018
- Yves Goldstein is general director
Entities
Artists
- Joëlle Tuerlinckx
- Henri Matisse
- Pablo Picasso
- Wifredo Lam
- Alberto Giacometti
- Deborah Bowmann
- Maoupa Mazzocchetti
- Banu Cennetoğlu
- Yves Goldstein
- Haim Steinbach
- Fischli & Weiss
- Jenny Holzer
- Marcel Broodthaers
- Jean Prouvé
- Martial Raysse
- Toyo Ito
- Ross Lovegrove
- Armand Gatti
- Kasia Redzisz
- Assemble
- Dirk Snauwaert
- Julie Narbey
- Claire Leblanc
- Jan Wostyn
- Gaëtan Van Goidsenhoven
- Rudi Vervoort
- Amaury Daurel
- Victor Delestre
- Christoph Fink
- Manon de Boer
- Joshua Serafin
- Kasper Bosmans
- Guillaume Bijl
- Otobong Nkanga
- Agneskena
- Agnes Lalau
- Simone Leigh
- Carrie Mae Weems
- Faith Ringgold
- Barbara Walker
- Lygia Clark
- Sonia Delaunay
- Wilfredo Lam
- Philippe Geluck
- Natalia Goncharova
- Sammy Baloji
- Edith Dekyndt
- Aglaia Konrad
- Hana Miletić
- Frida Orupabo
- Magdalene Odundo
- Matisse
- Wolfgang Tillmans
- Giacometti
- Picasso
- Peter Zumthor
Institutions
- Kanal-Centre Pompidou
- Centre Pompidou
- Atelier Kanal
- EM2N
- noAarchitecten
- Sergison Bates Architects
- Civa-Centre International pour la Ville, l'Architecture et le Paysage
- Amnesty International
- Kanal Foundation
- Musée national d'Art moderne
- Assemble
- CIVA (Centre international pour la ville, l'architecture et le paysage)
- Tour&Taxis
- Sergison-Bates
- Louvre Abu Dhabi
- Artribune
- Tate Modern
- Wiels
- Ixelles Museum
- Museum of Contemporary Art in Almaty
- ING Belgium
- Sergison Bates
- Mouvement Réformateur
- Socialist Party
- Brussels-Capital Region government
- CIVA
- KANAL–Centre Pompidou
- KANAL Foundation
- Brussels-Capital Region
- Atelier KANAL
- Sergison Bates architects
- Guggenheim Bilbao
- Fondation Beyeler
- Citroën
Locations
- Brussels
- Belgium
- Place Sainctelette
- Charleroi-Brussels canal
- Paris
- France
- Zurich
- Switzerland
- London
- United Kingdom
- Abu Dhabi
- United Arab Emirates
- Molenbeek
- Almaty
- Kazakhstan
- Antwerp
- Ukraine
- Place Sainclette
- Congo
- Bilbao
- Spain
- Basel